Category Archives: Exotics

Well duh! That legally secure private property rights is the foundation for economic prosperity and development used to be a fundamental idea in our society and culture. It was even taught in the public’s schools. Suddenly I woke up and … Continue reading →

If you manage FOR a species, you are doomed to loose that species. It is always best to manage for the health of the ecosystem as a whole. — jtl Posted by Chris Gill on the Circle Ranch Blog NOTE: this article … Continue reading →

Posted by Chris Gill in Invasion Biology, WILDLIFE & HUNTING NOTE: Article originally appeared in San Antonio Express News on February 7, 2014 (via Associated Press) BILLINGS, Mont. — A proposal to lift federal protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted by Chris Gill on the Circle Ranch Blog Originally appeared in the SA Express News, authored by John MacCormack, October 23, 2013. PRESIDIO — When the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department bought the Big Bend Ranch from Houston oilman Robert Anderson in … Continue reading →

Whereas private owners use basic accounting to determine if they are making profits or suffering losses, government activities are not subject to such constraints because the state is able to externalize its costs onto others through taxation. Private firms who … Continue reading →

by Chris Gill via Circle Ranch Blog Eradication Science or Eradication Snake Oil? This piece asks common sense questions about the increasing use of wild animal eradication as a primary conservation tool, and about the foundations on which these practices rest: … Continue reading →